Are US military geniuses on par with those from the ancient past? Who would you say the US military geniuses are? For example Carthage had Hannibal, Macedon had Phillip II and Alexander the Great, and Rome had many (including Scipio Africanus, Caesar, etc.).
I'm thinking US Military had dozens of military geniuses. These include: George Washington, Grant, Robert E. Lee (Confederate), Sherman, David Farragut... I could go on for a while. What do you think? Are our military geniuses on par with military geniuses of the ancient past?
I guess with our larger population to pull from, better education, access to military history and the military academies that the US spits out more military geniuses than empires of the past.
Hypothetically, if you were to shove George Washington (or any of our other great US commanders) in a time machine and send him back to October 18th, 202 BC to take command of the Carthaginians the day before the Battle of Zama could he win the battle? Are our military geniuses that good?
I'm thinking US Military had dozens of military geniuses. These include: George Washington, Grant, Robert E. Lee (Confederate), Sherman, David Farragut... I could go on for a while. What do you think? Are our military geniuses on par with military geniuses of the ancient past?
I guess with our larger population to pull from, better education, access to military history and the military academies that the US spits out more military geniuses than empires of the past.
Hypothetically, if you were to shove George Washington (or any of our other great US commanders) in a time machine and send him back to October 18th, 202 BC to take command of the Carthaginians the day before the Battle of Zama could he win the battle? Are our military geniuses that good?